Sunday, September 30, 2007

Bourne

What an amazing book. I went over this earlier how the author uses great word choice and dialog throughout the book, but now I want to emphasize the plot. This is such an addictive book, the action never seems to end. One minute Bourne's shooting someone, and the next he is being chased for his life. I really hope it stays this good.

Black Boy

I think that the ending of Black Boy was too sudden... I think that it was really quick and out of place. He was going throug his life, recalling things from when he was a young man and saying what he should have done differently, and then it transforms into this quick ending that is the equivalent of writing The End after the chapter. He doesn't connect things at all and to be honest I am rather disappointed with this sorry excuse for an ending.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Bourne

This book has been amazing so far. The author, Robert Ludlum has done an amazing job conveying whats happening. His imagery only furthers this and really helps the reader to understand how the story moves along. I can barely put this book down is how good it is. I think the only thing that needs work is that the very beginning was a bit slow, but most books are. I can't wait to continue reading because it's a phenomenal book.

Black Boy

I think that Black Boy shows the innocence of a young man in the early 1900's. Richard doesn't really understand what racism is or why we treat people the way that we do. He doesn't understand why his Uncle Hoskins is murdered or why countless Black people are killed. He is revealed this unforgivable truth later as he joins gangs and gets jobs. I think the book so far has been pretty good and fairly humorous, and I hope that it continues to get better.